Nevada to be test site for commercial drones
By Kristy Totten and Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review Journal
WASHINGTON — Look to the skies. Nevada was chosen Monday as a coveted base for the emerging drone industry.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced the Silver State as one of a half dozen authorized to become test sites for the commercial development of unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs.
The winners now get an early start — along with the federal government’s lucrative seal of approval — to cash in on the vision of drones populating U.S. skies alongside piloted aircraft.
Nevada officials have projected the creation of 15,000 well-paying jobs in the state directly tied to the industry, as well as thousands more in feeder industries.